Greg Poppa was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Greg began writing short stories at the age of 11 and started to appear in local plays in middle school. His first role came in the horror short Thirsty (2014) which teamed him up for the first time with director Diego Brazzo . Greg plays the protagonist Terrence Madden in the film Let's Have an Adventure (2017) , a role he wrote as an exaggeration on his own experiences in college. At age 16 Greg and his brother Vince formed the band Codec, the original song "Promise Witch" was written for and can be heard in "Let's Have an Adventure". Greg's writing is most influenced by the Coen brothers and Edgar Wright.